Undergarment



Sept. 30, 1930. REMQGgLL 1 1,777,215

UNDERGARKENT Filed June 11, 1927 ,FJT/F Z-ji' INVENTOR 7 BY i ATTORN EYPatented Sept. 39, 1 939 1 377,2

UHTED STATES PATENT OFFICE FRANK E. IlIoGILL, OF SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIAUNDERGARMENT Application filed June 11, 1927. Serial No. 198,162.

This invention relates to improvements in means, such as by stitching.indicated at 1%. garments and has especial reference to un- Thisstitching is shown in Figures 2 and 3 dergarments, an object being toprovide of the drawings and as snown in these figmeans located at thewaist of the garment for ures acts to hold the pleats properly spaced 5relieving strain and preventing tearing due when the strip is eithercontracted or expand- 5 to stooping or other body movements of the ed. Abinding extends along theupper wearer. and lower edges or" the strip andthis bind- Another object of the invention is the proing is connected tothe upper and lower vision of means of the above character which membersof the garment through stitching or 10 are simple and economical inconstruction other suitable means. 5 and which Wlll not render theappearance It will be apparent that when the wearer of the garmentbulky. of the garment bends forward, the plaits With the above and otherobjects in view, which normally occupy the position shown the inventionfurther includes the following in Figure 2 will be extended tosubstantially novel features and details of construction, the positionshown in Figure 3 and when the to be hereinafter more fully described,illuswearer again assumes an u right position, trated in theaccompanying drawings and the plaits will be returned to their normal orpointed out in the appended claim. folded position through the action ofthe In the drawings elastic sections 1%. v Figure 1 is a rear elevationshowing an 1111- The invention is susceptible of various 7o dergarmentconstructed in accordance with changes in its form, proportions andminor the invention. details of construction and the ight is here-Figure 2 is an enlarged section on the line in reserved to make suchchanges as properly m 22 of Figure 1. fall within the scope of theappended claim. Figure 3 1s a similar view showing the Having describedthe invention what is plaits extended. claimed is Referring to thedrawings in detail where- A. garment comprising a body portion and inlike characters of reference denote correlegs, a pleated strip securedhorizontally at sponding parts, the invention is shown in the waistlineor the garment and connecting 30 connection with an undergarment of aparthe body and legs, and spaced elastic strips so ticular type, but itis capable of use in cone ending transversely across the pleats andnection with other types of garments. The 1 ing their ends secured tothe garment, and

garment shown includes an upper member said elastic strips being securedto the pleat- 10 and a lower member 11 which are connected strip atspaced intervals between the 35 ed at the waist-line, the connection atthe back pleats.

of the arment bein afi'ected b Y means of the in testimony whereof iaflix my si nature.

e': e 1 a resent invention. It ma be more stated that 1* RAN K 1t. MOGIp J the invention may either be applied to the back of the garment ormay extend entirely around the waist.

The invention comprises a strip which is formed of a plurality ofsections 12. These sections are longitudinally plaited as shown at 13,so that the plaits extend horizontally along the waist. The plaitedsections 12 are connected by elastic sections 14, the edges of theseelastic sections being secured to the adjacent ends of plaited sections12. The elastic sections are also secured to the pleated sectionsbetween the pleats by any suitable

